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Removing elite influence from our politics requires the imposition of a cap on party donations
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August 2026 roundup
This month, we asked the hard questions about wealth and power, exploring the systemic barriers that hold us back from taking more meaningful action to…
 • Jason Bunting
We can’t have fairness without the nation-state
Jack Jeffrey argues that we need to revitalise a ‘politics of national preference’
 • Will Snell
Four locked doors
What it will take for the Burnham government to build a fairer Britain
 • Will Snell
Three ways to skin a cat
Taxing wealth has to be part of our response to wealth inequality, but we also need to spread wealth wider at source and put 'guardrails' in place to…
 • Will Snell
Why is no one asking billionaires difficult questions?
High levels of wealth inequality are damaging our society, economy and democracy. But these arguments are rarely rehearsed when billionaires are…
 • Will Snell
July 2026 roundup
From the billionaire wealth machine of private equity to the tax system’s built-in bias against work, we make the case for making fairness the…
 • Jason Bunting
How to get Britain behind Burnham’s new vision?
Britons want change, but they need a story that makes sense of it. Will Snell, Fairness Foundation, sets out the conception of fairness that can hold…
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Ordinary wealth in every postcode
Why tackling extreme economic inequality will be the defining test of Andy Burnham's government and how he could do it
 • Jason Bunting
AI will kill off the lingering myth of meritocracy
We've gaslighted ourselves for years into believing that people's life trajectories owe much more to merit than luck. By removing our ability to measure…
 • Will Snell
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